CVE-2026-108857

Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference through 1.9.4 Cleartext API Key Logging

4.8 Medium

Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference through 1.9.4 contains a cleartext logging vulnerability that exposes the configured api_key because the router's Args struct lacks a redact attribute for it. Attackers with access to router logs, container output, or OTLP telemetry can recover the Bearer token and call the protected embedding and rerank endpoints.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.11%Unchanged since Oct 12, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference through 1.9.4 Cleartext API Key Logging

Record: CVE-2026-108857
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-97008 4.8

Record: EUVD-2026-97008
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w4q-53gw-556h 4.8

Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference through 1.9.4 contains a cleartext logging vulnerability...

Record: GHSA-6w4q-53gw-556h
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.8

Record: CVE-2026-108857
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.8

Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference through 1.9.4 Cleartext API Key Logging

Record: CVE-2026-108857
CVSS 4.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-532
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

hugging face text embeddings inference

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-108857 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Hugging Face Text Embeddings Inference, published October 11, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.